Career Medical Officer - Psychiatry

  • Step into a middle-grade clinical role with real impact across a regional community
  • Work within a collaborative, multidisciplinary mental health team
  • Enjoy a diverse scope with opportunities to lead, teach and shape services

Where you’ll be working
You’ll join a well-established regional mental health service delivering comprehensive psychiatric care across inpatient, outpatient and community settings.

Working closely with a multidisciplinary team, you’ll provide patient-centred care while contributing to clinical leadership, service development and quality improvement initiatives.

This is a role where your voice is heard, offering the opportunity to influence models of care, support junior staff and play a key role in strengthening mental health services across the region.

You’ll benefit from a supportive environment that values collaboration, professional growth and high-quality, evidence-based care.

Where you’ll be living
Enjoy a relaxed regional lifestyle with a strong sense of community, affordable living and easy access to larger regional centres.

The area offers excellent schools, outdoor activities and a welcoming environment, making it ideal for individuals and families seeking balance alongside a rewarding medical career.

Salary
Total package up to $330,000+ per annum, including base salary, superannuation, motor vehicle allowance, professional development allowance, regional and locality incentives, and private practice arrangements.

Requirements  
  • Significant experience in psychiatry
  • Current registration with the Medical Board of Australia (AHPRA) with minimum Level 2 supervision requirements, OR eligibility for registration via the Competent Authority Pathway.



*Please note doctors seeking their first position in Australia via the Standard Pathway or doctors with current registration and Level 1 supervision requirements cannot be considered at this time.

About us
Elective Recruitment is a person-centred recruitment consultancy.

Your career progression is just as important to us as your well-being and work-life balance. 

We are not just another recruitment company; we do things our way and we consult.

We have a very clear vision: create great careers, better lifestyles, and add value - and we won’t stop until this is achieved.

For access to Middle Grade Psychiatry jobs in Australia join our network today.

For a confidential discussion contact the Elective Recruitment Team at +61 2 9137 4300, or apply now!




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